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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > anthropology of law > alternative law
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > anthropology of law > alternative law

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alternative law  

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  • Alternative law is a school of legal thought and action that advances the use of law for social transformation. Originated in continental Europe and Latin America in the 1970s, it established itself as one of the leading theoretical and practical loci of criticism of legal positivism in those regions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Alternative Law]

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